Associate Scientist -ICRISAT Kenya
Duties and responsibilities
- Handle field breeding activities including population development and hybrid parents breeding in Pigeonpea suitable for Eastern and Southern Africa.
- Summarize, and interpret the data of the experiments; prepare reports for donors and
- Publish research papers in the reputed journals
- Establish seed stocks and seed productions for multi locational trials and breeding nurseries.
- Support in developing new proposals, project management.
- Assist the Pigeonpea breeding program activities in Eastern & Southern Africa.
Requirements
- PhD in Genetics and Plant Breeding
- At least 2 years of postdoctoral experience in Pigeonpea breeding.
- Knowledge of pulse crop and breeding strategies will be an added advantage.
- Sound knowledge of developing breeding experiments and generation advancement techniques through speed breeding in Pigeonpea.
- Experience in Field experimentation (Field layout, field book), data analysis and interpretation (GENSTAT, R and SAAS).
- Excellent communication and writing skills
- Proficiency in computers skills MS-office
- Team management and crisis-handling skills.
Submit Your Application
Interested and qualified? Go to World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) on www.cifor-icraf.org to apply
